The Van

So the priority for this crew is Santa Monica Blvd. If there are 4 people, they'll all be there. The overflow, especially if you're only doing 4 hours, usually go to the van. It has a big, gated trailor that holds the cans, brooms and dustpans and bags of trash. The van crew will be dropped off at different places, wherever Julio decides.
As was pointed out to us today by a suit, Weho is only about 2 miles large, so you clean the same places with little variation. For example, I have cleaned the hill on La Cienega from Santa Monica up to Sunset and back, way too many times. I'm sure there will be many more yet.
The van can be a welcome respite, a chance to build camaraderie or a den of silence. Often you learn who to ignore, or who might be nice or entertaining, or who doesn't speak English, only in the van. The van picks you up if you're leaving at 10:30am, and everyone gets picked up and taken back to the park at lunchtime.
When I started, there was a girl doing full days, 5 days a week, to complete her sentence. She kept her backpack in the van everyday. In it she kept her antibacterial gel, face cleaner wipes, deodorant, etc. Back then, I thought maybe I should pick up some tips from her. But she was young. There was never any way I'd be doing 8hours/5days.
The van is the best time to talk to Julio, too. I've told him about seeing too many people I know while working Santa Monica, because my place of business is smack in the middle of it. Now he only puts me there when there's no other choice. And, only when I had a really shitty day, twice to be exact, I've expressed my distaste for my partner of the day, and so far, that was the end of our partnership.
In the van, you can relax and let off some steam. For the most part, people are pretty tame. Except for the occasional guy who decides to get into it with Julio.